With all the exciting growth and nonstop action of the last several months throughout the Gala Games ecosystem, time has flown right by. In a flood of new players, new projects and new possibilities, we nearly overlooked an important decision still waiting to be made. The original $10,000 GalaCon Hackathon has three finalists remaining. Initially, this was intended to be in a video interview format, but due to a recording error we needed to revert to a text-based interview. Originally, there were four finalists but one did not reply after repeated contact attempts.
Now as we look forward to our huge live event, GalaCon, it’s time to make a choice that will award one of these promising projects with $10,000 toward the development of their game. Please note that the winner of this Hackathon is NOT being added to the Gala Games platform in any way, nor will they be branded as a Gala Games game.
The winner will receive a $10k grant to use on further creation and development of their game.
You’ll find more in-depth rundowns on both of these games at THIS POST from March of this year.
Over the Water
Castaway: a Pirate Survival MMORPG
The first of the two finalists was introduced back in late March as Untitled Pirate Game. This MMORPG is being created by a small team (currently just 3 people) with great ambitions to become an incredible open world adventure of exploration.
Questionnaire Answers
When did you first begin exploring this idea?
November 2020
What are your most crucial development goals that are currently being held up by lack of funding?
Additional Developers for the game, assets, and music.
Does your game have the potential to appeal to massive audiences?
Most definitely, the game has a genre that is massive. (MMORPG Survival)
On a percentage scale, how complete is your game?
30%
What is your mission statement?
Create the games today that will live to see the future.
How will your game empower the players of the world in a new way?
It will listen to the players and make sure it knows its community. Without the players there is no game. We want to focus on developing the game around the community.
Is there anything we should know about your background or experience that would make the Gala Games ecosystem more inclined to choose your project?
I have managed crypto projects before so I am not completely new to the scene. I also am a Management Information Systems major, and have been running game servers for over 10 years. I also have experience in Unreal Engine and Agile Scrum project management to get this project done.
Under the Water
Aquathereum
The second of the two finalists is the science fiction adventure game of underwater mining, exploration and conquest. Aquathereum has been in the works for years and has a larger team of 7.
Questionnaire Answers
When did you first begin exploring this idea?
5 years ago
What are your most crucial development goals that are currently being held up by lack of funding?
None, I’m financing it myself, but I would consider to share game to get to Gala player base and advertisement
Does your game have the potential to appeal to massive audiences?
I can include last trailer that will render this question mute
On a percentage scale, how complete is your game?
20%
What is your mission statement?
Multiverse chain of games built on Unreal 5 engine
How will your game empower the players of the world in a new way?
Play to earn + immersive game play that will lead to VR if tech will be good enough
Is there anything we should know about your background or experience that would make the Gala Games ecosystem more inclined to choose your project?
no answer
Possession
The third finalist is an incredibly unique and compelling idea that puts the player into the driver’s seat of anything and everything on the planet (and beyond). Experience control of everything around you in Possession. The idea and game is currently being developed by a single person, with a handful more ready to join once more funding is available.
Questionnaire Answers
When did you first begin exploring this idea?
Around 3 years ago now
What are your most crucial development goals that are currently being held up by lack of funding?
A PC capable of developing the game.
Does your game have the potential to appeal to massive audiences?
It does, there will be many gameplay styles to choose from, whether you’re a fan of stealth, combat, survival, exploration, story, freedom, you will have something to sink your teeth into.
On a percentage scale, how complete is your game?
10%
What is your mission statement?
To redefine the way people play games, to give players a choice to play exactly how they want, be it playing as a creature, or a human, or simply the entity itself.
How will your game empower the players of the world in a new way?
I believe the story and setting of the game will certainly empower players, they will see the physical world and spiritual world conjoined in a way that has never been done in a game before, this will help to open minds and give people new perspectives on life and the world around us.
Is there anything we should know about your background or experience that would make the Gala Games ecosystem more inclined to choose your project?
I am an extremely passionate individual, and will not rest until I have brought this game to the people in the way that I envision. I have amazing ideas that will not only benefit Possession, but also games following it if the first is successful, Possession will take place mainly on Earth, but if there were to be a second the story and setting would be expanded to continue the Entity’s journey beyond our world. I also have ideas for the Possession IP that would be perfect for the NFT scene within the Gala Ecosystem. I’m a gamer of 31 years and it’s about time I return the years of enjoyment I’ve had from the industry by adding to the industry with my own touch, and what better place to do that than with the one company that’s actually making a real difference?
That’s about it folks! We don’t have any more information than you do, and now it’s time to vote for a winner! Remember that this is not a free pass onto the Gala Games platform, just a great financial boost for a hardworking indie game developer. Help us decide!
To Vote
This is a Discord vote by emoji situation. Locate the most recent pinned post in the #Announcements channel of the Gala Games Discord Community and cast your vote using the designated emoji reactions.
Voting will be open until Friday, September 10th, at which point the post will be unpinned and a winner will be chosen!
